Nelson is Canada’s leading K–12 educational publisher and we have remained dedicated to our legacy of looking forward for over a century.
Our commitment to the individualized needs of students, teachers, and administrators continues to fuel our innovation as an educational partner.
In 2017, these efforts manifested in Edwin, Nelson’s revolutionary digital platform that provides a common experience for deep, trusted content and boundless learning pathways.
Nelson's visionary digital transformation embodies our promise of equitable, inclusive, and engaging experiences for all teachers and students.

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Nelson is a company that provides educational resources and digital learning solutions for students and educators from Pre-K to Grade 12. They offer a range of materials including mathematics, science, social studies, and literacy resources, along with psych-ed assessments and professional learning opportunities through webinars, e-courses, and workshops. Their Edwin Digital Ecosystem is designed to provide a seamless learning experience, integrating multiple content sources and aligning with curriculum standards for grades 5-10. Nelson is recognized as a top employer in Toronto, emphasizing innovation and engagement in classroom learning.

Nelson is Canada’s leading K–12 educational publisher and we have remained dedicated to our legacy of looking forward for over a century. Our commitment to the individualized needs of students, teachers, and administrators continues to fuel our innovation as an educational partner.

In 2017, these efforts manifested in Edwin, Nelson’s revolutionary digital platform that provides a common experience for deep, trusted content and boundless learning pathways. Nelson's visionary digital transformation embodies our promise of equitable, inclusive, and engaging experiences for all teachers and students.

• As the largest Canadian-owned and operated K-12 publisher, Nelson Education Ltd. is Canada's only heritage education content provider, known for its innovative products and solutions catering to learners across the country.
• Nelson is on a mission to make learning accessible, engaging, and effective for all.
• Working closely with the VP, Operations, to support and contribute to the application architecture and integration roadmap across ERP (NetSuite), CRM (Salesforce), and related business systems.
• Lead hands-on configuration, customization, and integration work across NetSuite, Salesforce, and related applications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system issues, bugs, and performance challenges in a timely and effective manner.
• Design, build, and maintain integrations, APIs, and automation to improve business workflows.
• Support cross-functional teams with testing and quality assurance, ensuring solutions meet business and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst, partner with teams across Finance, Marketing, Product, Operations, and other functions to understand business challenges and deliver practical technical solutions.

Senior Manager, Business Applications

Senior Manager overseeing enterprise applications and integrations for Canada’s largest K-12 publisher. Leading technical delivery in a dynamic education environment.

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• Lead, mentor, and support a high-performing, distributed QA team, ensuring testing coverage across all platforms, browsers, and use cases is complete and accurate.
• Lead various test sessions with key members of the release team, ensuring the functionality of the product(s); Effectively communicate defects to stakeholders and developers responsible for the products being tested, taking ownership of the QA process.
• Drive QA team activities during sprint planning and retrospectives and conduct test plan reviews to align on expectations and coverage.
• Develop and execute test cases, test plans, and other supplemental documentation as needed while maintaining the QA process.
• Identify, document, and regress defects in Jira with clear, reproducible steps.
• Ensure validated deliverables meet functional specifications and business requirements.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to communicate test findings and coordinate releases.
• Oversee and contribute to the development, execution, and maintenance of automated testing suites.
• Develop and maintain QA documentation, best practices, and training materials for both team members and cross-functional partners.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend tools, processes, and technologies to improve test efficiency and product quality.
• Stay up to date on the current functionality of our product(s) and the ways our customers use it in the classroom.

Quality Assurance Manager

Quality Assurance Manager for Nelson Education, a K-12 publisher. Leading QA operations across web applications with a hands-on approach.

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• Design reusable templates for lessons, slide decks, activities, worksheets, and assessments
• Apply evidence-based instructional frameworks to structured layouts and content patterns
• Develop modular components that scale across subjects and grade levels
• Contribute to standards and documentation that enable consistent, efficient content production
• Design student-facing lesson and assessment experiences
• Design teacher-facing workflows for assigning, reviewing, and organizing content
• Prototype and test new learning interaction patterns
• Collaborate with UX Designers to ensure cohesive interaction systems across the platform
• Define template structures that integrate with Edwin’s authoring system
• Partner with Engineering to ensure feasibility and scalability
• Support authoring by establishing clear structural patterns
• Optimize presentation modes (reader view, slide view, printable formats, etc.)
• Ensure designs meet WCAG accessibility standards
• Incorporate inclusive design principles for diverse learners
• Support multilingual and scaffolded content structures
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Curriculum, and Commercial teams
• Participate in usability testing and classroom feedback sessions
• Use data and user insight to refine templates and interfaces
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of Edwin’s design system

Learning Experience Designer – 6-month Contract

Learning Experience Designer creating reusable templates and designing inclusive lesson structures for K-12 education. Collaborating cross-functionally to enhance the digital learning experience through Edwin.

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• Reporting to the Vice President, Content & Curriculum, develop responsive and forward-looking content learning experiences in language, socials, science and math to support French Immersion & Core French students in K12
• Translate, write, research, edit, storyboard, and create student- and teacher-facing material in Edwin to support market needs and boost engagement and retention
• Communicate requirements, delegate tasks, and review the work of Nelson staff and freelancers to ensure competing deadlines and priorities are met
• Use an agile workflow and development process to develop app-ready Edwin content
• Respond promptly to internal and external content requirements, including new development, licensing, or repackaging of content
• Work in consultation with internal and external stakeholders to conceptualize and create enticing content learning experiences that drives usage, retention and user delight
• Contribute to overall content strategy and drive to continuously improve quality and breadth of Edwin content, coverage, and learning experiences
• Propose and conceptualize new experiences for Edwin while being data informed, including writing requirements and/or creating mock-ups or prototypes for interactive, html, video, or audio approaches
• Develop content outlines and plans, and release schedules for assigned Edwin LOs, projects, collections, and modules; authoring or overseeing the authorship of these through to publication/live in app
• Use customer feedback and usage data to collaboratively prioritize and plan content for revisions and/or additions to the Edwin library
• Research, write, edit, and storyboard text/audio/video/interactive experiences for Edwin.
• Populate an editorial calendar for featured Edwin content in collaboration with C&C Leads and Commercial team to feature content in a timely manner.

Content Producer, French – 12-month Contract

French Language Content Producer at Nelson developing innovative content learning experiences for K12 students in Canada. Collaborating with stakeholders to enhance French education resources and strategies.

• Translate, write, research, edit, storyboard, and create student- and teacher-facing material in Edwin to support market needs and boost engagement and retention.
• As required, communicate requirements, delegate tasks, and review the work of Nelson staff and freelancers to ensure competing deadlines and priorities are met.
• Use an agile workflow and development process to develop app-ready Edwin content.
• Respond promptly to internal and external content requirements, including new development, licensing, or repackaging of content.
• Work in consultation with internal and external stakeholders (including C&C Leads, Content Experience, CSTs, Strategy, authors/creators, and educators) to conceptualize and create enticing content learning experiences that drives usage, retention and user delight.
• Contribute to overall content strategy and drive to continuously improve quality and breadth of Edwin content, coverage, and learning experiences.
• Propose and conceptualize new experiences for Edwin while being data informed, including writing requirements and/or creating mock-ups or prototypes for interactive, html, video, or audio approaches.
• Constantly consider the voice of the customer when authoring and developing new material, understanding teaching and learning challenges, approaches, curriculum, pedagogy, and initiatives that drive classroom needs, engagement and retention.
• Develop content outlines and plans, and release schedules for assigned Edwin LOs, projects, collections, and modules; authoring or overseeing the authorship of these through to publication/live in app.
• Use customer feedback and usage data to collaboratively prioritize and plan content for revisions and/or additions to the Edwin library with C&C Leads & Specialists.
• Populate an editorial calendar for featured Edwin content in collaboration with C&C Leads and Commercial team to feature content in a timely manner.
• In collaboration with Content & Curriculum, Content Services and Design team, manage project specific authoring templates, guidelines, and best practices for developing consistent, bias-free, inclusive, and engaging Edwin content experiences.
• Research, write, edit, and storyboard text/audio/video/interactive experiences for Edwin.
• As needed, supply marketing with key benefit statements of profiled learning experiences.

Content Producer, French – Freelance

French Language Content Producer at Nelson developing educational content for K-12 systems. Collaborating with educators to create translations and engaging learning experiences.

• Plan, design, and execute manual and exploratory test cases across web platforms.
• Participate in sprint planning and backlog grooming to ensure test coverage and clarity of acceptance criteria.
• Log, track, and verify defects in Jira; write and maintain test cases in TestRail.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve issues.
• Contribute to regression testing, release readiness verification, and maintenance of QA documentation.
• Support the integration and ongoing improvement of automated testing (experience with Playwright or similar tools is an asset).
• Apply QA best practices and maintain consistent quality standards across products.
• Identify opportunities to enhance test coverage, efficiency, and team workflows.
• Stay informed about product functionality, user needs, and accessibility (AODA) compliance.

Quality Assurance Analyst – 12-month Contract

QA Analyst ensuring quality and reliability of digital products at Nelson. Collaborating with teams to design and execute test cases across web applications for exceptional user experiences.

Nelson is Canada’s leading K–12 educational publisher and we have remained dedicated to our legacy of looking forward for over a century. Our commitment to the individualized needs of students, teachers, and administrators continues to fuel our innovation as an educational partner. In 2017, these efforts manifested in Edwin, Nelson’s revolutionary digital platform that provides a common experience for deep, trusted content and boundless learning pathways. Nelson's visionary digital transformation embodies our promise of equitable, inclusive, and engaging experiences for all teachers and students.

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